Snow Hill in Morris County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Snow Hill Baptist Church

Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 25, 2018

1. Snow Hill Baptist Church Marker

Inscription. Settlers began moving to this area, which they called Snow Hill, by the early 1840s. In 1852, local residents organized this congregation under the direction of the Rev. Samuel Morris. The first sanctuary, which also served as a community schoolhouse, was moved to this site about 1871. The land, including the adjacent cemetery, had been donated to the congregation the previous year by J. W. and Thurza Cason. Since before the Civil War, the Snow Hill Baptist Church has played a vital role in the development of the surrounding rural area.

Erected 1983 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 7856.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Education • Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1852.

Location. 33° 5.326′ N, 94° 48.819′ W. Marker is in Snow Hill, Texas, in Morris County. It is on Snow Hill Road (County Road 1232) 0.2 miles west of State Route 49, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Snow Hill Road, Pittsburg TX 75686, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Piney Woods.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Snow Hill Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Valley View School (approx. 1.3 miles away); Caddo Indian Communities in the Cypress Creek Drainage

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(approx. 3.1 miles away); Concord Meeting House (approx. 5.2 miles away); Veteran of the American Revolution James Thompson (approx. 6.3 miles away); Cumberland Presbyterian Church (approx. 6.3 miles away); Site of Chapel Hill College (approx. 6.3 miles away); Rev. Nathan S. Johnson (approx. 6.4 miles away).

More about this marker. Although physically located in Morris County, postal address is served by Camp County.

Snow Hill Baptist Church Marker at right of church. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 25, 2018

2. Snow Hill Baptist Church Marker at right of church.

Snow Hill Cemetery next to church. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 25, 2018

3. Snow Hill Cemetery next to church.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 11, 2018. It was originally submitted on July 11, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 585 times since then and 44 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 11, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.